高考英语课后达标检测：Music Word版解析版

这是一份高考英语课后达标检测：Music Word版解析版，共8页。
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020·桂林、崇左联合模拟)Jamey Turner ften perfrms t large crwds in Old Twn Alexandria, Virginia. Yu can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp(竖琴), near Alexandria’s histric waterfrnt.
A glass harp is made up f different­sized drinking glasses, each cntaining water. Turner makes music by running his fingers ver the tps f the glasses. By ding s, each glass makes a different musical sund.
Turner is 78 years ld nw. He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age f six, when he heard his father playing with a glass f water at the dinner table. He has been playing it fr 50 years.
Tday Turner puts tgether his instrument by placing 60 different glasses n a wden sundbard. He hlds the glasses in place with rubber bands, which keeps them frm breaking. He then adds different amunts f water t each ne t create different musical ntes. Adding r taking away just a little water will change the sund. Adding water t a glass will make a lwer sund. The smaller bwls f water prduce a higher sund, while the larger nes prduce a lwer, deeper sund.
Turner always uses lw­priced glass because it sunds better than cstly crystal(水晶) and he has mre cntrl ver the sund. Befre buying new glasses, he will test them in stres.
The glass harp was ppular 300 years ag when cmpsers like Wlfgang Mzart wrte music fr the instrument. There have been abut 400 pieces f music written just fr the glass harp. But Turner plays all kinds f music, even ppular music frm China. Few peple play the glass harp these days, but Turner says he sees vides f peple experimenting with the instrument n the Internet. He hpes the next generatin will cntinue making their music.
【解题导语】 杰米·特纳经常在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大人群密集的地方演奏玻璃竖琴：敲击不同大小的盛水的玻璃杯，发出动听的乐声。他不仅能演奏玻璃竖琴专门乐曲，还能用它演奏中国流行音乐。
1．What d we knw abut Turner?
A．He began playing the glass harp at six.
B．He ften teaches glass harp lessns nline.
C．He is a great master f the Chinese language.
D．He was inspired by his father t learn the glass harp.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age f six, when he heard his father playing with a glass f water at the dinner table.”可知，在六岁时，杰米·特纳听到父亲在餐桌上用一玻璃杯水演奏音乐，开始对玻璃竖琴产生兴趣。据此可知，D项正确。
2．What des the authr say abut the glass harp?
A．Its inventr is Wlfgang Mzart.
B．It is made up f glasses f the same size.
C．It appears t be gaining in ppularity tday.
D．Its sunds are affected by the amunt f water in the glasses.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第三、四句“He then adds different amunts f water t each ne t create different musical ntes. Adding r taking away just a little water will change the sund.”可知，杯子中的水量不同，产生的音调也不同；添加或去掉少量水就会改变声音。据此可知，玻璃竖琴的声音受杯子中水量的影响，故D项正确。
3．Why des Turner prefer t use cheap glass?
A．T save mney.
B．T prduce better sunds.
C．T help recycle drinking glasses.
D．T increase difficulty in perfrming.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“Turner always uses lw­priced glass because it sunds better than cstly crystal(水晶) and he has mre cntrl ver the sund.”可知，特纳总是使用低价玻璃杯是因为其声音听起来比昂贵的水晶杯好听，故B项正确。
4．What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．A Musician Pleases Crwds by Playing the Glass Harp
B．Playing the Glass Harp: a New Trend
C．Jamey Turner’s Dream Cming True
D．Wnderful Music Has N Brders
A 解析：标题归纳题。根据第一段“Jamey Turner ften perfrms t large crwds in Old Twn Alexandria, Virginia. Yu can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp(竖琴), near Alexandria’s histric waterfrnt.”并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了一位音乐家为人群演奏玻璃竖琴的故事。故A项最适合作本文标题。
B
(2020·江西八所重点中学联考)Devn Gallagher, a cllege graduate frm Philadelphia, wants the wrld t knw exactly where she’s been during her wrldwide vacatin in a special way.
The traveler, wh was brn with a bne disease, had her right leg amputated(截肢) at the age f fur. Althugh the amputatin caused setbacks fr Gallagher early n, she nw sees it as nthing shrt f inspiratin fr living her best life.
T spread that message, Gallagher has taken t scial media, where she shares phts f her travels acrss the glbe, but instead f simply using a getag, she writes her lcatin acrss her artificial leg befre taking a picture.
Nw she has been taking pictures acrss the Cntinent, which shw her cycling ver the canal in Amsterdam relaxing n a wall verlking the city f Barcelna, psing with a waffle in Brussels, taking spectacular pictures in Athens and enjying a river cruise in Budapest, all with the well­knwn lcatins written n her artificial leg.
“I get a new leg every tw years and I can chse the design n it. One day I had a sudden thught t get a chalkbard，” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmther weren’t t keen n the idea, but my friends thught it was great and tld me t g fr it, s I did.”
Gallagher said peple ften stare when she’s writing n her leg, but nce she shares the phts, she receives nly psitive feedback. “My leg hasn’t stpped me frm ding anything I’ve wanted t d，” she said. “I dn’t knw if it’s my determinatin t prve t myself that I can d it, but regardless, I’ve been able t keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life.”
Gallagher shws us that yu shuld never let anything stand in the way f yur dreams. And if life gives yu an artificial leg, make art.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Devn Gallagher在四岁时因患骨科疾病右腿被截肢，但是这并没有影响她对梦想的追求。她到世界各地旅行，将自己的旅行情况写在假肢上并拍照片发到社交媒体。她的故事告诉人们：不要让任何东西阻碍你追求梦想。
5．What message did Gallagher want t spread in her special way?
A．She enjys her travelling acrss the glbe.
B．She suffers little frm her leg amputatin.
C．She lks n her misfrtune as anther frm f blessing.
D．She has exactly fallen in lve with psting phts nline.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Althugh the amputatin caused setbacks fr Gallagher early n, she nw sees it as nthing shrt f inspiratin fr living her best life.”可知，虽然截肢在早期给Gallagher带来了挫折，但她现在认为这是对她过最好的生活的激励；并结合第三段可知，她想要传达的信息是她要将自己的不幸看作是另一种形式的幸运，故C项正确。
6．What des the underlined wrd “which” in Paragraph 4 refer t?
A．The Cntinent. B．The pictures.
C．The leg. D．The lcatins.
B 解析：代词指代题。根据第四段第一句中的“Nw she has been taking pictures acrss the Cntinent, which shw her cycling ver the canal in Amsterdam”可知，现在，她正在欧洲大陆各地拍摄照片，照片中她骑着自行车穿过阿姆斯特丹的运河。分析该句结构可知，该句为非限制性定语从句，先行词为pictures, which指代先行词，在从句中作主语，故B项正确。
7．Gallagher can best be described as ________．
A．helpful and ambitius
B．friendly and generus
C．determined and creative
D．independent and sensible
C 解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，Devn Gallagher在四岁时因患骨科疾病右腿被截肢，但是这并没有影响她对梦想的追求；她到世界各地旅行，将自己的旅行情况写在假肢上并拍照片发到社交媒体。据此可推知，Devn Gallagher既有毅力又有创造力，故C项正确。
8．Which f the fllwing might be the best title fr the text?
A．Never T Late t Share
B．A Special Artificial Leg
C．An Outstanding Phtgrapher
D．Gallagher’s Summer Hlidays
B 解析：标题归纳题。根据文章尾句“And if life gives yu an artificial leg, make art.”并结合全文其他内容可知，文章主要讲述了Devn Gallagher虽然被截肢，但是这并没有影响她对梦想的追求，她到世界各地旅行，将自己的旅行情况写在假肢上并拍照片发到社交媒体。故B项最适合作文章标题。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2020·武汉调研测试)It was New Year time. We were travelling in a van(小型货车) __1__ tys t the hmeless. When we __2__ the spt, smething caught my eye. Smething r smene was mving in the rubbish. Sn I __3__ that it was the hme f a pr family. There were tw __4__， bth abut my age at the time, and a lady I suppsed t be their mther. They sat there __5__．
As a little girl myself I was __6__ interested in the little girl. Hw __7__ ur lives were. She lived fr the day, __8__ thrugh the rubbish fr smething t fill her stmach. I n the ther hand was well lked after and never had t wrry abut __9__. I had a gd educatin and thus a __10__ future. I lked at the little girl. The nly __11__ she had was the wrn­ut dress that she was wearing.
Seeing this little girl I made the decisin t __12__ a dll that had belnged t me fr a while. When the van came t a __13__， I stepped ut, called the girl ver and __14__ the dll in her hand. Af first she lked at me with __15__ and wasn’t certain what t d, but then she smiled and I saw __16__ in her eyes. I went back int the vehicle and we started t __17__ ff, and that’s when we realized the little girl was running __18__. We stpped again and pened the dr. The girl had __19__ with us. She lked directly at me and said tw __20__ wrds “Thank Yu”．
【解题导语】 “我们”在新年期间，开车去为无家可归的人分发玩具：“我”远远地看见了一位小女孩，她靠在垃圾堆里寻找食物为生；于是“我”走过去，将刚买不久的玩具娃娃送给了她，然后就离开了；“我们”发现那位女孩在追“我们”，于是停下了车，她向“我”说了句“谢谢”。
1．A.shwing B．recmmending
C．distributing D．selling
C 解析：根据下文“我”送给小女孩玩具娃娃可知，“我们”在新年期间给无家可归的人分发玩具。故选C。A项意为“展示”；B项意为“推荐”；C项意为“分发”；D项意为“出售”。
2．A.left B．changed
C．chse D．apprached
D 解析：根据上文“我们”在新年期间去给无家可归的人分发玩具，可推知此处指当“我们”接近目的地的时候，有东西引起“我”的注意。故选D。
3．A.guaranteed B．realized
C．decided D．accepted
B 解析：根据空后的“it was the hme f a pr family”并结合语境可知，“我”很快意识到那是一户贫困人家的家。故选B。A项意为“保证”；B项意为“意识到”；C项意为“决定”；D项意为“接受”。
4．A.bys B．children
C．drivers D．adults
B 解析：根据下文中的“As a little girl myself”可知，当时那里有两个和“我”的年龄差不多的孩子，还有一位女士，可能是他们的母亲。故选B。
5．A.happily B．angrily
C．hpefully D．helplessly
D 解析：根据下文中的“______ thrugh the rubbish fr smething t fill her stmach”和“the wrn­ut dress”可推知，他们无助地坐在垃圾旁边。故选D。
6．A.still B．less
C．especially D．prbably
C 解析：根据语境可知，作为一个小女孩，“我”尤其对那个小女孩感兴趣。故选C。
7．A.similar B．different
C．difficult D．rdinary
B 解析：根据下文中的“She lived fr the fill her stmach. I n the ther hand was well lked ______ future.”可知，“我们”的生活差别很大。故选B。
8．A.searching B．getting
C．running D．breaking
A 解析：根据上文中的“Smething r smene was mving in the rubbish.”可推知，当时那个小女孩在垃圾堆里寻找东西以填饱自己的肚子。故选A。
9．A.fd B．safety
C．health D．transprt
A 解析：根据上文可知，那个小女孩在垃圾堆里寻找食物，而“我”却得到了很好的照顾，从来不用担心食物。故选A。
10．A.dubtful B．distant
C．prmising D．freseeable
C 解析：根据该空前的“I had a gd educatin”可知，“我”接受了良好的教育，也有一个有前途的未来。故选C。A项意为“怀疑的”；B项意为“遥远的”；C项意为“有前途的”；D项意为“可预知的”。
11．A.present B．decratin
C．requirement D．pssessin
D 解析：根据上文内容并结合语境可推知，那位小女孩仅有的财产就是她身上穿的那件破旧的裙子。故选D。A项意为“礼物”；B项意为“装饰”；C项意为“要求”；D项意为“财产”。
12．A.give away B．give back
C．hand ut D．hand in
A 解析：根据下文中的“I stepped dll in her hand”可推知，看到这个小女孩，“我”决定把刚买不久的玩具娃娃送给她。故选A。A项意为“赠送”；B项意为“归还”；C项意为“分发”；D项意为“提交”。
13．A.statin B．stp
C．street D．signal
B 解析：根据上文可知，“我”决定把刚买不久的玩具娃娃送给那个小女孩，所以当车一停下来(stp)，“我”立刻下车，叫那个小女孩过来，然后将玩具娃娃放(placed)在她的手里。
14．A.tre B．placed
C．drpped D．threw
B 解析：参见上题解析。
15．A.anger B．pain
C．surprise D．disappintment
C 解析：根据空后的“and wasn’t certain what t d”和语境可推知，刚开始那个小女孩惊讶地看着“我”。故选C。
16．A.hpe B．lneliness
C．anxiety D．astnishment
A 解析：根据上文，他们绝望地坐在垃圾堆旁边，并结合语境可推知，“我”将玩具娃娃放在她手里，她对“我”微笑，“我”从小女孩的眼中看到了希望。故选A。A项意为“希望”；B项意为“孤独”；C项意为“焦虑”；D项意为“震惊”。
17．A.walk B．get
C．lift D．drive
D 解析：根据下文中的“We stpped again”可知，“我”回到车上，“我们”开始准备离开(drive ff)，那时“我们”才意识到，那位小女孩正在后面(behind)追赶“我们”。
18．A.behind B．away
C．ut D．in
A 解析：参见上题解析。
19．A.gt alng B．cme alng
C．caught up D．turned up
C 解析：根据上文中的“We stpped again and pened the dr.”可知，小女孩追上了“我们”。故选C。get alng with “与……相处”；cme alng with “和……在一起”；catch up with “追上，赶上”。
20．A.final B．new
C．key D．simple
D 解析：根据语境可知，小女孩直视着“我”，说了两个简单的词“Thank Yu”。故选D。